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November 13, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Bin Laden’s bluster Tourist police Temples cry for security |
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The fight against terrorism
Early retirement blues
POTO war strengthens Advani
Eat oily fish for healthy heart
A beautiful woman’s face activates man’s brain
1909, Literature: SELMA LAGERLOEF
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Bin Laden’s bluster BIN
Laden is a maverick terrorist leader. Others of his ilk love to remain shadowy figures. He loves to talk and he has been doing a lot of boasting during the past few days. First he said he had nuclear weapons and then claimed responsibility for the September 11 attack on New York and Washington. Both statements are on record, the first in an audio tape with a Pakistani journalist and the second in a video tape with a London newspaper. The authenticity is more or less established. There can be three reasons for these outrageous admissions. One, he may be boosting the morale of the Taliban forces which have fled their bases, seemingly to regroup in mountains and dig in to take on the US ground troops if they come. Two, to throw a wrong lead and force the USA, Pakistan and even Russia to shift
their attention to secure nuclear assets. That will affect the bombing campaign, which is any way petering out. Three, and this is chilling, he may be speaking the truth. Strategic analysts in New Delhi have unanimously dismissed the nuclear bomb possession as that of a “congenital liar”. Their argument is that a terrorist outfit, and a medieval one as Al-Qaeda, cannot assemble a bomb which requires sophisticated brains, equipment and laboratory facilities. But this is about a bomb which nuclear powers have in their arsenal. There is another type – the radioactive bomb — which is crude, very bulky but equally lethal. It is easy to put together and a part-time scientist can produce one if he has access to low enriched uranium. Now comes the frightening part. After the collapse of the Soviet Union IAEC (International Atomic Energy Commission) reported that 30 nuclear bombs or the material to fabricate them were missing from the storing places and radioactive material were seized in a German airport. To complete the picture, a senior Pakistan nuclear scientist, retired and now detained, is not only a Taliban lover but an admirer of Bin Laden. Do the scientist, missing Soviet nuclear material and Al-Qaeda make a frightening threesome? The world is taking Bin Laden rather seriously. Pakistan has shifted its nuclear assets from air bases to secret locations. In cooperation with US experts, it is devising a high-tech monitoring system to keep a round-the-clock watch on the bombs. The USA and Israel are doing a routine drill to prevent the bombs from falling into wrong hand if there is a political upheaval in Pakistan. The world is moving fast towards a greater disaster if Al-Qaeda explodes a brief case nuclear bomb or a more peaceful era if terrorism is blunted. |
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Tourist police THE
Delhi Tourism Development Corporation has come out with an innovative proposal for minimising the incidents of harassment of tourists by unscrupulous elements. According to Delhi Tourism Minister Narendra Nath, the national capital would soon have a special police force for assisting both international and domestic tourists. The proposal under which 300 personnel of the Delhi Police would receive special "tourist-oriented" training has been cleared by the Union Tourism Ministry. If the experiment is successful other states may be encouraged to implement the scheme for the promotion of tourism in their respective territories. India is counted among the unsafe destinations by international tourists. Incidents of foreign tourists being physically harmed, raped and murdered are not uncommon. The Paharganj area in Delhi is notorious for the exploitation of unsuspecting foreign tourists. It is also the hub of most clandestine activities, including drug-running and prostitution. In the absence of a government-sponsored agency for receiving and seeing off international travellers the so-called tourist agencies literally take them for a ride. Several years ago a group of tourists paid a very heavy price to a bogus travel agent for being taken to Srinagar. The agent dumped the tourists somewhere in Uttaranchal and made them part with all the money they had. Now that Mr Jagmohan is the Union Minister for Tourism, this sector may at last get the attention it deserves. He has already directed the state-run hotels not to provide complimentary meals and services to bureaucrats. The Delhi Tourism Police proposal had been hanging fire for a long time. Mr Jagmohan evidently understood the importance of such an initiative as would help provide some form of official protection to international and domestic tourists from unscrupulous travel agents and tour guides. The travel and hospitality industry has understandably welcomed the initiative. During a meeting with Mr Jagmohan they also urged him to examine their request for creating a National Tourism Board to be headed by the Prime Minister. It is indeed true that India has failed miserably in tapping the rich tourism potential of the country. Closer interaction between the tourism and hospitality industries and the official agencies is necessary for improving the facilities currently available to domestic and foreign visitors. Without
improving the existing facilities it is not possible to "welcome a visitor and send back a friend". |
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Temples cry for security PURI
being one of the four dhams (the four most important pilgrim centres) of the country, the theft of idols from the Jagannath temple there has led to a flurry of activity, with the enquiry being handed over to the CBI quickly. But such targeting of temples has been going on for decades without any resolute action. Only a few days ago there was an equally daring burglary at the famous Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar in which 8.5 kg of silver articles and 25 gm of gold jewellery were stolen. Nobody lost sleep over that incident. There were three other temple burglaries in Behrampur. Perhaps the government would make more visible motions of action in the case of the Puri theft, but positive outcome is doubtful, considering that it seems to be a handiwork of a professional gang. Besides the sentimental value that the idols have, they are also worth crores of rupees in the international market because of their antiquity. Moreover, the temples also store priceless jewellery and fall easy prey to the avarice of man. Most of them, particularly in Andhra Pradesh, are situated on isolated hilltops, making them sitting ducks. The malaise cannot be attributed to lax security alone. There is general apathy towards national heritage and few people seem to be conscious of the antiquity that lies strewn around in remote villages without anyone to take care of them. Small wonder that international gangs are operating merrily in connivance with obliging officials. Such rackets are flourishing in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and some parts of Uttar Pradesh. Even other states are not safe from the depredations of the smugglers. Priceless idols have been stolen from Chamba. Only recently, an ancient Buddha idol, dating back to the 19th century, was stolen from a temple at Chitkul, a remote tribal village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Most such thefts remain untraced. The police has too much work of the political kind on its hands to bother about such "minor" matters. The Archaeological Survey of India, which is supposed to take care of antique properties, has neither the funds nor the expertise to rise up to the challenge. So, it limits itself to taking care of some high-profile properties such as the Taj. The rest have to fend for themselves. The result is that heritage buildings are crumbling and ancient temples being denuded. Ironically, most politicians confine themselves to shedding tears over the plunder of the wealth of the nation which took centuries ago. No one talks of what is happening right before our eyes. Ask the police and it expresses its utter helplessness. In a way, it is right. Its hands are tied by antiquated laws. For instance, there is a provision of only six months of punishment under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972! |
The fight against terrorism AGAINST the background of the US-led international coalition’s war against terrorism, to many people the most frightening prospect is that Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network might use weapons of mass destruction, specifically nuclear weapons. Most attention is now directed to the apprehension that some form of nuclear materials have already fallen into terrorist hands for possible use in their crusade against the West. This belief gets strength from Bin Laden’s claim made in his latest media interview. According to Western intelligence sources, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the USA did not have the intention to mount a nuclear attack, but could do so if he wished. They believe that Bin Laden obtained enough nuclear materials not only from Pakistan but also from other sources. The knowledge that Bin Laden has components for a nuclear device in his arsenal is believed to lie behind the regular warnings from President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair that he would commit worse atrocities than the suicide assaults on New York and Washington if he were able to. There are a number of readily conceivable scenarios. One would involve the terrorist seizure of a nuclear facility with a subsequent demand that a government should accede to certain claims under the threat of having the facility sabotaged, thus releasing radioactive material over the surrounding countryside. The panic which followed the release of radioactive gases during the crisis at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania gives some indication of the potential impact of such a demand on a threatened population. The consequences for public order and for pressure on the government to take any steps to avoid such an outcome are obvious. Given what happened on September 11 in the USA and the level of security that has been shown to exist at some nuclear power plants in the past, it is not inconceivable that a determined group of well-equipped and well-organised terrorists could assault and take over a nuclear facility. Other scenarios involve the acquisition of nuclear weapons by a terrorist group. A number of possibilities exist here. One is that a nuclear weapons state may supply a terrorist group with such a weapon. However, it is difficult to see a situation emerging in which the benefits accruing to a nuclear State would outweigh the potential costs or dangers of such a course of action. Even then it may be recalled that Mr George Tenet, Director of the CIA, told the Senate Intelligence Committee last year that there were enough evidence to indicate that Bin Laden had obtained a substantial quantity of nuclear materials. Moreover, some well-informed sources are convinced Bin Laden has a nuclear capability. According to a book about the terrorist leader, “The Man Who Declared War on America,” Chechen rebels facilitated the sale of nuclear suitcase bombs in the late 1990s from a range of former Soviet republics, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russia. Quoting Russian and Arab sources, the author, Yossef Bodansky, says that Bin Laden’s go-betweens paid the Chechens $30 million in cash and gave them two tonnes of heroin with a Western street value of up to $700 million for a number of bombs. It was after this deal that Bin Laden issued a statement saying, “It is the duty of all Muslims of the world to prepare as much force as possible to crush the enemies of God.” After this statement intelligence sources in the USA voiced concerns about Bin Laden obtaining radioactive material for a “dirty bomb”. Rather than being used in an atomic weapon, the material would be dispersed in a way that would seriously contaminate a large area. In an urban environment thousands of people could die and thousands more be exposed to radioactive poisoning. In 1993, a senior Bin Laden operative, Jamal al-Fadi, met a Sudanese military commander in Khartoum to try to negotiate the sale of a cylinder of enriched South African uranium for a black market price of $2.5 million. A separate Al-Qaeda attempt to buy weapons grade nuclear material through a Russian mafia group was foiled in Prague when several kilograms of highly enriched uranium was seized. The German government informed the CIA about this incident. On October 12 two former government nuclear scientists in Pakistan were detained in the USA amid
suspicion about their close links with the Taliban. Mr Bashiruddin Mahmood was the project director in Pakistan’s nuclear programme before its 1998 tests. After retiring from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission three years ago, he ran a group which carried out relief work in Afghanistan and was known to be supportive of the Taliban. Chaudury Abdul Majid was a director of the commission in 1999. Western intelligence officials are convinced that these two men were primarily responsible for turning enriched uranium into atomic “suitcase bombs” for the Taliban under the instruction of Bin Laden. The easier outcome of this is a radiological weapon — a conventional weapon with a radioactive core — which has the ability to contaminate large areas. According to western intelligence officials, there have been clear evidences for several years that Bin Laden’s agents have been trying to buy, steal or smuggle nuclear systems in order to attack the West. He has said repeatedly that it was his “religious duty” to seek to acquire chemical, biological and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. According to an informed source, Bin Laden appears to have amassed a “terrifying” quantity of nuclear weapons. It would appear, then, that while some experts disagree about the ease with which a nuclear device can be acquired or constructed which could be successfully detonated, a dedicated and desperate terrorist group like Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda does certainly pose a real nuclear threat to its enemies. It will be an egregious error of judgement to wish away Bin Laden’s capability to use nuclear weapons. One must not forget that much of the data needed to design a nuclear bomb are now freely available, as was documented by a highly publicised television science programme which in March, 1975, featured a 20-year-old undergraduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who had designed a technically conceivable nuclear bomb. The question then arises: will Bin Laden use nuclear weapons as his last resort, and if he does so, what will be its consequence? The writer is a former Professor of International Relations, Oxford University, UK. |
Early retirement blues RETIREMENTS in the Army are predictable events, with a few officers preparing for them, with jobs or other occupations lined up in advance. Others like me — and we do constitute the vast majority — suddenly find their beloved identity cards being replaced by one embossed with the not so appealing words “Retired Officers”. The Army does it cleverly, by deferring it to the last week before one retires, no doubt to ease the trauma of this momentous change. The first impact of retirement is when one is confronted with the reality that the plethora of uniforms and accoutrements kept washed, pressed, polished, cleaned and well maintained at all times are suddenly not required. An equally vexing problem is to tell all and sundry what you propose to do with the rest of your life. Being one of those without a job lined up and having retired just about a month back, I have been getting more than my fair share of queries, the common refrain being what I intend to do now. I find such loaded questions ominous and although I now have a couple of days’ experience to compose my replies, I still do look somewhat sheepish whenever the question is popped. Let me also clarify that every friend, colleague, relative, acquaintance and even some whom I have never met before, ask such a question! I am usually tempted to tell them the truth — that I intend to do nothing, just relax and take life as it comes — no plans, no schedules, no deadlines, no nothing. However, when I see the expectations writ large on their faces, I find I am unable to disappoint them and so I change tack and improvise. My replies are usually prefaced by “of course there is no question of taking up a job, as there is unlikely to be one befitting my status”. I then resort to a few generalities, which I have more or less perfected. My replies range from that good old option — “writing”, followed by “reading”. While the former is usually lapped up on account of its intellectual connotations, the latter is looked at with some derision if not disdain — after all everyone reads, something or the other! Another ace up my sleeve is “farming”, which is generally a good opening, as it elicits many responses. Some talk about their own experiences or lack of them. Others bemoan the lot of the farmer, while still others give me a mini-lecture on the travails of a farmer. At times, I complicate matters and say I hope to establish myself as a “gentleman farmer”. This, however, is usually not well received; perhaps there is some contradiction in the phrase! It appears that very few in our country associate gentlemen with farmers, I wonder why? I do have a couple more esoteric occupations lined up for the gullible, but the one I have reserved for the ladies is “cooking”. This either goes down like a knife through butter, or more usually it is taken with a pinch of salt. Some respond with a mixture of sympathy and effusiveness, to welcome the arrival of an outsider to a domain considered essentially the ladies own — Jiggs Kalra not withstanding. Others respond with a cool smugness, which quite clearly tells you how disdainful they are of such harebrained pretensions. While inquisitiveness is perfectly in order, I do wish that my friends would appreciate that having served the Army and the nation for over 40 years, hopefully well and with honour, why not permit one the luxury of a vocation-free existence. After all, retirement should not be abused or misused by resorting to work once again! |
POTO war strengthens Advani MOVES among an influential section of the RSS parivar for a Hindutva-based alternative strategy for the BJP were discussed at length last week. Now signals emanating from different parivar centres further confirm the view that those holding a different perception on the present experiment have begun doing their bit, possibly to test the waters. This is what L.K. Advani has done through his unyielding initiatives on POTO in contrast to the Prime Minister’s counsel of caution. This is the real political import of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance. Not the protests from a few NDA allies, civil rights groups and the Opposition, which in any case were expected. While in opposition, Advani too had done so against Buta Singh and Om Mehta. So he might have well anticipated such vociferous protests. From the very start, the Prime Minister has been a hesitant supporter of POTO as he wanted to avoid fresh controversies. If Advani has politely ignored such sentiments and gone ahead with POTO, he must have his own valid reasons and political calculations. Like Ayodhya in the early last decade, the shrewd politician was toying with the idea of taking the plunge in case he faced opposition from within. He had told the emissaries who had gone to persuade him that as Home Minister, he had certain commitments, and if he is forced to compromise, he would rather bow out. His primary duty was to enforce the rule of law and root out those challenging the country’s integrity. His stubbornness stunned them. And once the Ordinance was approved and promulgated, Advani has gone the whole hog to make it a full-fledged campaign under his auspices. Advani has made it clear that it is a prestige issue for him. What Advani perhaps does not put on record is that he sees in POTO a potential for “cultural nationalism” which goes well with other latent Hindutva programmes like Ayodhya. Those in the parivar who fear that the coalition rule has stunted the BJP’s growth wish to use POTO nationalism as a policy plank to arouse the Hindutva ranks. Advani too wants to make “national security and patriotism” a major election issue in case the NDA allies or the opposition fail to support his POTO. Thus his “corrected” remark that “those who are opposing POTO are appeasing terrorists” is equally aimed at his own doubting colleagues. This has interesting implications to the BJP and its holding company, the RSS. First, for the first time since Vajpayee became Prime Minister, Advani has shown the grit to challenge the establishment on an issue highly emotional to the parivar. With all his sway over an organisation which he had built over 15 years, he could call the party executive to adopt his POTO agenda and effortlessly dominate the proceedings even while Vajpayee went on pleading for restraint. The party will now observe November 18 as “anti-terrorism” day. Second, the whole initiative on this essentially political issue has been shifted from the PMO to Advani’s North Block. He called a meeting of senior party leaders and ministers — even some NDA ministers were present — to endorse the Ordinance. Vajpayee was on foreign tour, and his aide Vijay Goyal was present. Above all, he proved that his news management during the entire period has been superior than that under the PMO. By selectively releasing the Karnataka and Maharashtra acts, North Block spread confusion in the Congress ranks. Last but not least, Advani used the opportunity to remove the misconception that only a “liberal” Vajpayee could handle the NDA allies. Even while Vajpayee has been on the tour, he opened channels to the state capitals and got an informal consent from most allies. They included Samata, the National Conference and the TDP, the latter in its own subtle manner. He has even been able to hit a political bonanza by winning over the support of Jayalalitha. With the AIADMK’s support, not only will the NDA get a numerical advantage in the Upper House, but there’s also a possibility that its ally in Tamil Nadu could be swapped. The rather feeble resistance to POTO and the subsequent compulsive support from the secular constituents of the NDA, is viewed as a precursor of a new kind of future electoral arrangement with them. According to these sections in the parivar, the NDA allies remain in the coalition for two reasons. To share power at the Centre and thus ensure smooth relationship with the Centre, and under the compulsions of having to fight against local rivals like the Congress, Left, Laloo, etc. These imperatives force the allies to stick to the coalition even if it meant compromises on predominantly anti-minority issues like POTO. The other signal relates to a renewed assertion by the BJP organisation. At the Chennai session, Vajpayee had rejected any move by the party to guide its government. Since then, he has assumed over-riding powers in organisational decisions. Under Kushabhau Thakre, even routine decisions were taken at the Prime Minister’s residence. Jana Krishnamurthy, with the blessings of some others, have defined the roles of what he calls Lakshman Rekha. Now at Amritsar, the party chief asserted that the organisation had the “right, indeed duty” to point out the government’s lapses. Due to sharp differences, the document on food and agriculture could not be adopted at Amritsar Surely, this goes counter to Vajpayee’s concept of the party’s role as a “supporter” and “campaigner” of the government. |
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Eat oily fish for healthy heart FATTY acid, omega 6, benefits cardiac health, according to research published in the British Medical Journal, the good news being that vegetarians can derive it from such nuts, vegetables and oils as walnuts, almonds, linseed, safflower, sunflower and soy. If the linoleic acid (another name for omega fatty acids) is to work efficiently, however, it’s important not to consume too many saturated fats, which slow down the beneficial breakdown of linoleic acid into gamma linoleic acid. This means that vegetarians who eat dairy produce should limit their consumption of cheese, butter and cream, which are, in any case, fattening if eaten to excess. Finally, since avoiding meat doesn’t automatically give you a ticket to health, vegetarians, like omnivores, should remember to include plenty of vegetables and fruits in their diets. It goes without saying that vegans already do so, of course, but in this instance the dangers of rigorously excluding dairy products, eggs and honey from the diet include energy and weight loss. Guard against this by making sure that you eat plenty of carbohydrate-packed foods such as bread, pasta, rice and other cereals, and pulses, calorie-rich avocados and olive oil. As a result of avoiding all animal products, vegans may furthermore develop certain serious nutritional deficiencies — most commonly a lack of iron, calcium and vitamins B2 and B12 — which can be difficult to correct by making adjustments to the vegan diet. Taking a supplement may be the best solution, but I’d advise you to consult a doctor or dietician before doing so. Although the discovery of the link between a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and scurvy has reduced the prevalence of this condition, we shouldn’t be complacent. According to new research published in the journal Paediatrics by Wenstein, Babyn and Zlotkin, children who have restricted diets, along with elderly people and alcoholics, are still at risk of developing scurvy. It is, therefore, important that children and older people in particular should have a regular intake of vitamin C, found in oranges, dark-green vegetables, peppers, citrus and kiwi fruits, mangoes, papayas, raspberries, peaches and nectarines. The recommended daily vitamin C requirement for adults is 60mg, a target easily met by eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. (As a guideline, a bowl of strawberries contains about 70-120mg of vitamin C, a kiwi fruit or portion of steamed broccoli about 50mg and a large orange 70mg.) To cure congestion from a cold, I would advise patients to drink lots of congestion-clearing, freshly squeezed orange juice and to take echinacea (the recommended dose of this immune-boosting herbal remedy is 500mg three times a day). Another effective anti-cold nutrient is zinc, found in shellfish, canned sardines, lean meat, turkey, eggs and wholegrains, so when you’re suffering from a cold, try to base your snacks and meals around these foods. Keep your fluid intake high, too, by drinking lots of water, freshly squeezed juices and herbal infusions, such as fresh lemon and grated root ginger infused in boiled water or either of these combined with some throat-soothing honey. The Observer. |
All accused acquitted
Rawalpindi: Lieut. Col. Firzella, and District Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi, began the hearing of the Mughal Dharamsala arson case, committed to the Sessions by Mr J.E. Keough, Special Magistrate, Rawalpindi, against Rahima and other Mohamedans. After recording the prosecution evidence the learned Judge heard the arguments of Mr Vaid, Special Public Prosecutor and the counsel for the defence. The Judge invited the opinion of the assessors all of whom pronounced the verdict of not guilty. The learned judge agreed with the view of the assessors and acquitted all the accused. |
A beautiful woman’s face activates man’s brain A beautiful woman’s face is like chocolate, cash or cocaine to a young man’s brain, according to Harvard University researchers. Their brain-imaging study revealed that while young hetero-sexual males are, indeed, capable of finding beauty in another man’s face, only a lovely female visage can set off the “reward centers” in their brains. When men in the study were shown pictures of various faces, only the female faces deemed beautiful triggered activity in brain regions previously associated with food, drugs and money, according to findings published in Neuron. The unique effect of the comply female face occurred despite the fact that the men also rated some male faces as “beautiful”. “It looks like there can be a difference between what the brain ‘likes’, an image that is judged to be attractive and what the brain ‘wants’, something that is regarded as a reward in and of itself,” study author Hans Breiter, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in a statement. In their experiments, the researchers first asked a group of men to rate how attractive they found the faces — which, unknown to the participants, had already been placed into the categories ‘beautiful’ or ‘average’. The men’s ratings fell in line with the categories, and attractive male faces garnered ratings similar to attractive female faces. But in the next phase of the study, men in another group were allowed to control how long they viewed a particular face by pressing a key. Breiter’s team found that they “expended effort” to see the beautiful female faces for a longer time, but for all other faces they tried only to “make the faces disappear faster”. Finally, in a third group of men studied with brain imaging known as functional MRI, the investigators found that only the attractive female faces set off the brain’s “reward circuitry”. “It’s particularly interesting that the attractive male faces actually produced what could be considered an aversion response, even though they had been recognised as attractive,” may be “inborn”. “While we know that experience, learning and personal idio-syncrasies all have an impact on attraction between particular individuals, these results shown that this basic reward response is deeply seated in human nature,” she said.
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Devotion is prayerfulness, so deep and so profound, so overflowing that language, mind, thoughts, are left far behind. It is such a flood of love that it takes away everything. One is washed totally clean. This is the new birth which Jesus calls the second childhood. —Osho, I'm not as Thunk as You Drink I am *** In order to feed fat his family, man hoards money even by foul means, but he alone has to bear the consequences thereof here on this earth as well as in the next birth. *** Friends cannot bestow happiness nor can enemies inflict sufferings. Wisdom cannot fetch wealth nor wealth peace. Everything depends on the Divine Will. *** One who is not endowed with true knowledge and who out of sheer vanity transgresses the injunctions of the shastras is bound to be caught in the meshes of pleasure and pain. *** The more a man renounces wordly joys, the happier he is; and the more he seeks them, the more miserable he becomes. Thus in the quest of earthly pleasures man brings complete ruin to himself. *** Happiness or misery, good or evil, come what may, a wise man will not be carried off his feet. He is verily a fool who is carried away by them; for the wise know the evanescent nature of this world and are not therefore affected by the events of the world. *** Innumerable are the nooses of attachment wherewith we are all bound hand and foot; and before we are able to fulfil any one of our obligations our very life collapses like a house of cards. *** Living in a secluded place all by himself, seeing the one in all, speaking the Truth, behaving well, with thought and will subdued in perfect equipoise, practising non-violence in thought, word and deed, observing complete rectitude and finally withdrawing himself from all the activities of the world — these are the most precious possessions for a Brahmin. —From The Kalyana Kalpataru, January 1939 |
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